UKPDS 21: Low prevalence of the mitochondrial transfer RNA gene (tRNA(Leu(UUR))) mutation at position 3243bp in UK Caucasian type 2 diabetic patients

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 42-45

  Saker, P J ^a   Hattersley, A T ^b   Barrow, B ^a   Hammersley, M S ^a   Horton, V ^a   Gillmer, M D ^c   Turner, R C ^a  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b Postgraduate Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maternal inheritance; Mitochondrial gene mutation; Prospective diabetes study; Type 2 diabetes; UK

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL RNA; TRANSFER RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, TRANSFER, LEU;

EID: 0031024114     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9136(199701)14:1<42::AID-DIA295>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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